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John Van Alstyne Weaver, Jr. is a Scriptwriter American born on 17 july 1893

John Van Alstyne Weaver, Jr.

John Van Alstyne Weaver, Jr.
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Nationality USA
Birth 17 july 1893
Death 14 june 1938 (at 44 years)

John Van Alstyne Weaver, Jr. (1893-1938) was a poet, novelist and screenwriter whose poems attracted the approbation of H. L. Mencken, whose works were produced on stage and on film, and who had several screenwriting credits for work on properties where he was not the author of the original work.

Best films

The Crowd (1928)
(Scriptwriter)

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King Vidor
King Vidor
(1 films)
Pat Harmon
Pat Harmon
(1 films)
Sally Eilers
Sally Eilers
(1 films)
Sidney Bracey
Sidney Bracey
(1 films)
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Filmography of John Van Alstyne Weaver, Jr. (2 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Crowd
The Crowd (1928)
, 1h38
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Dell Henderson, James Murray, Eleanor Boardman, Bert Roach, Lucy Beaumont, Virginia Sale
Rating80% 4.043674.043674.043674.043674.04367
Born on the Fourth of July, 1900, John Sims (James Murray) loses his father when he is twelve. At 21, he sets out for New York City, where he is sure he will become somebody important, just as his father had always believed. Another boat passenger warns him that he will have to be good to stand out in the crowd.